Story by Spc. Patrick Ferraris | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 07.23.2013
Commandos from the 1st Special Operation Kandak detained 10 persons of interest during a clearing operation in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, July 23....
Story by Sgt. James Walker | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 06.26.2013
Members of the Counter-terrorism Strike Force, mentored by the Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) and the National Directorate of Security (NDS), captured a Taliban cell leader and an improvised explosive device manufacturer during a clearing operation in Archi district, Kunduz province, June 26....
Story by Sgt. Kyle Wagoner | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 05.25.2013
Forty-six recruits graduated from the Afghan Local Police training course in Kajaki district, Helmand province, May 25.
Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.17.2012
As the early morning sun peeks over the mountains the Nimruz province of Afghanistan, the Marines and sailors with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, began an operation in the Gostan Valley....
Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.17.2012
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Sears is always walking around with a smile as he interacts with the Marines in his unit....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.15.2012
In the fall of 2004, the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment began a challenging journey that took them to the Middle East and central Asia. They served on six combat deployments in the years since then — three each to Afghanistan and Iraq. They fought, sacrificed and honored their 16 fallen brothers....
Story by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.01.2012
When the “Magnificent Bastards” with Echo Company are not actively engaged in seeking out and destroying the enemy, they do a number of things to take their minds off of the war and help their Afghan counterparts. Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, are partnered with Afghan National Security Forces to bring the fight to the enemy, but they also take time to......
Story by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.01.2012
The blades of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter stirred up the Afghan dust as it came in to land. The Marines inside heard the echo of the churning wind reverberate off the ground, and they knew they were close. The Marines flipped their night-vision goggles down, setting the nocturnal optic in place over their dominant eye in preparation to launch Operation Double Check....
